On the morning of December 6, 2009.
The annual Ballon d 'Or awards ceremony was being held here on the live broadcast of French TV station 1's "TV Football" program.
When Qin Xiong appeared in a suit, he immediately became the focus of everyone's attention. He had already answered several reporters' questions outside.
The most frequently asked question was how confident he was in defending the Ballon d 'Or this year. Qin Xiong said with a smile, "If I were a judge, I would definitely not vote for myself."
Affected by injuries, he was not successful in Real Madrid last season, and the only team honors were the Club World Cup trophies that were of little value.
Even when he played in a healthy state, his individual results were still dazzling. His goals per game and assist efficiency were still the best in Europe!
But considering that the team honors were all for nothing, he knew that there was no reason to win at all.
However, with the strong popularity accumulated over the past few years and the eye-catching individual performance on the field, he was still able to squeeze into the top three for this year's Ballon d 'Or, which was already very rare.
At the same time, the other two finalists were also in the limelight.
Messi and Ronaldo.
Just like 2008 was known as the year of Real Madrid, it was also known as the year of Qin Xiong.
Before the results of the Ballon d 'Or were announced, 2009 had been defined by the media as the year of Barcelona and the year of Messi!
Messi was the hot favorite for this year's award. Although Ronaldo helped the Red Devils achieve three consecutive league titles at Manchester United, there was still a gap between his performance and Messi's. That gap was sensational and shocking!
Ronaldo sat in his seat expressionlessly, like a stubborn child who did not bow to fate and had to wait until the results were announced before accepting his fate.
Messi took the initiative to get up when he saw Qin Xiong walk in. He came to Qin Xiong, the two shook hands, and then chatted.
Messi said with a smile, "Why did you run away?"
Qin Xiong grinned. He could tell that Messi was talking about Qin Xiong's transfer from Real Madrid to Liverpool and his departure from La Liga!
Run away?
Qin Xiong looked at Ronaldo's back and said, "You won't be lonely in La Liga anyway. Don't you have him?"
Macy shrugged and said, "I lost to him last year, but from today onwards, I won't lose to anyone. Only you can make me feel a sense of crisis and pressure."
Qin Xiong smiled and said, "I'm flattered. Oh, that's right. First of all, congratulations to you. Your achievements last season were truly remarkable. "
Qin Xiong held Messi's hand again. Messi smiled bitterly and said, "You make me seem ungentlemanly. I didn't congratulate you last year."
"That's exactly what I want."
"Fine, you got your way. I'll go back to my seat first. The award ceremony is about to begin. The next time we meet, it should be on the court. "
Qin Xiong waved goodbye and said, "I'll wait for you in the Champions League."
Messi nodded and turned to take two steps, but immediately stopped. He turned back and whispered to Qin Xiong, "Did I hear wrong just now? The defending champion is Barcelona, not Liverpool. Whether Liverpool can advance to the knockout stage depends on the results of the game in three days. Qin Xiong, I should be the one to tell you that I'll wait for you in the Champions League! "
Qin Xiong smiled and said, "Okay, then you wait for me. Also, enjoy today. I don't know when the next time will be. Maybe it won't happen again."
Messi raised his chin slightly and sneered. He said, "It's a pity that you've already enjoyed such a moment last year. All that's left for you are memories."
Qin Xiong raised his eyebrows and said nothing more. Messi turned and left. The corners of their mouths rose into a beautiful arc at the same time.
Before the ceremony began, Qin Xiong sat in his seat.
He maintained a smile throughout.
For him, he still had ambitions for the Ballon d 'Or, but his mentality had become very good.
The football world, where heroes emerged in large numbers, had almost become a battle between three people: Messi, Ronaldo, and Qin Xiong.
When Qin Xiong himself had made up his mind that because he did not maintain the level of sweeping team honor and personal honor, he would accept reality with a calm mind.
Moreover, the ceremony that was now going on in front of him also gave him a kind of motivation!
His competition with Messi and Ronaldo was still in progress!
He wouldn't back down, and he wouldn't feel satisfied.
Because of these opponents, it was also a kind of motivation for him to maintain his ambition for the pursuit of honor.
When the final ranking of the top three for the Ballon d 'Or was announced, Qin Xiong got up and applauded Messi!
Messi defeated Ronaldo and Qin Xiong by a large margin in this selection and was elected Mr. Ballon d 'Or!
Qin Xiong ranked third, behind Ronaldo by 53 points. Ronaldo, who became second place, never smiled.
Last year, he was second, and this year, he was still second.
In the football world, second place was actually not much different from the last place.
Because no one paid attention to the second place, and no one would show off with the second place.
The television station made full preparations for the award program, preparing a lot of videos, recordings, interviews, and pictures about Messi.
After receiving the trophy from France Football's editor-in-chief, Denis Chomière, Messi gave his acceptance speech. He credited the honor to his teammates and thanked his family for their support.
"I dedicate this award to all my teammates. I want to share this joy with them. I'm very honored to be the first Argentine to receive this honor. I'm very grateful to my family and friends who are always with me. "
Messi expressed his gratitude to all those who helped him.
Messi was the first Ballon d 'Or winner cultivated by the Barcelona club. Laporta proudly said in an interview after the award ceremony, "Messi is a successful example of Barcelona's development of players. It's also a glory for the club that Messi can win this honor."
Qin Xiong was also asked by a reporter before he left what he thought of Messi's award. He smiled and said, "First of all, congratulations to Messi for winning the award. I think he's the phenomenal star player of 2009. He helped Barcelona achieve unprecedented achievements. He deserves the Ballon d 'Or. This is the best reward for him."
The reporter was still trying to sow discord and asked, "It seems that you didn't fight for Ronaldo because Ronaldo joined Real Madrid, which led to your departure, and because Ronaldo is a former Manchester United player and Liverpool's arch-enemy, right?"
Qin Xiong snorted and said with a smile, "Sometimes I really admire you guys. Between a champion who has won six championship trophies and a runner-up who lost to his opponent in the Champions League final, you guys can actually make up so many plausible arguments to defend the runner-up. Okay, I know what you guys want to do. I don't want to play this kind of game. Goodbye."
Qin Xiong left.
2009 did not belong to him, but it could still belong to him in the future!
He firmly believed in it!
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